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Leslie M. Sabina, Ph.D.
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Academic School: |
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School of Arts and Sciences
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Academic Department: |
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Visual and Performing Arts
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Titles/Responsibilities: |
Professor of Music Chair, Department of Visual and Performing Arts
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Contact Information: |
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Courses Taught: |
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Academic Degrees: |
- Ph.D., Music Composition, Michigan State University
- M.M., Studio Jazz Writing, University of Miami
- B.Ed., Instrumental Music, University of Windsor
- B.Mus., Performance, University of Toronto
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Other Education: |
- Banff Centre of the Arts
- Eastman School of Music
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Professional Background: |
Editor of the International Association for Jazz Education’s Jazz Education Journal from 2003 to 2008.
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Accomplishments: |
- Jazz performances and recordings in Detroit, Toronto and Buffalo with J.C. Heard Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Billy Eckstine, Della Reese, Milt Hinton, Buddy Tate, Roger Kellaway, and many others.
- Concert and nightclub performances with Temptations, Drifters, Manhattan Transfer, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Anita Bryant, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and many others.
- Composer of 50 big band and saxophone quartet works published and internationally distributed by Kendor Music, Inc.
- Recipient of ASCAP's MusicPlus award every year since 1995.
- Author of Jazz Arranging and Orchestration: A Concise Introduction, published by Schirmer/Wadsworth (now Cengage).
- More than 40 transcriptions and analyses of jazz work by L. Armstrong, M. Davis, C. Parker, L. Young, etc., published by JazzUK journal:
- Click here to see Steve Grossman's tenor saxophone solo on "Zulu Stomp."
- Click here to see David Liebman's soprano saxophone solo on "Pablo's Story."
- Numerous scholarly papers on jazz published in journals and/or presented at international music conferences.
- Click here to read "Clifford Brown's Approach To The Blues."
- Click here to read "Beyond Bop: Substance in the Fusion Offerings of Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, and Art Farmer."
- Click here to read "Body and Soul: The Acid Test for Tenor Saxophone Ballad Performance."
- Click here to read "Writing for the Young Jazz Band: Balancing Creativity with Accessibility."
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Current Research Interests/Projects: |
- Ongoing recording of saxophone quartets, contemporary jazz, and electronica in the St. Bonaventure MIDI/Audio Production Studio
- Composing and arranging music for big band and various jazz groups
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Other Interests/Community Involvement: |
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Director of Southern Tier Junior All Star Jazz Band
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